Birding Bahrain

Abdulla was in Ali farm this morning early and saw the spotted cuckoo again. He rushed home for his camera and got the stock photo. I went down later but couldn't track it down. So far I've seen it for 5 seconds and Adbulla has watched it for almost an hour over two occasions. The bird has been seen for a week today. Lets hope it stays a little longer.

dirty and dusty this morning but the number of new species around has improved dramatically - this morning I went south into the drier desert spaces that make up much of the island - not that there is much of it left this being silly season - camping time.

Rock Thrush one of seven possibly eight seen today

Desert Lark - one of a pair carrying off food?

Pied Wheatear - two of the dozen or so seen today

Red-tailed or Kurdish Wheatear

Blue Rock Thrush one of three seen

The bringer of spring a Hoopoe

Only had time for a quick visit to Maharraq and Buri and not a lot around but the big return can not be far away...

Wintering regulars
Chiffchaff

Song Thrush

Stonechat

Mynah

Cattle Egret

Isabelline Wheatear

From Busaiteen
Caspian Tern

Greenshank and Grey Plover

Pacific Golden Plover

Greater and Lesser Sand Plover

Greater Sand Plover

Great Cormorants

heavy fog made the morning start much later than normal - no sign of the Eagle Brendan had seen on Thursday or the Gallinule in fact quite quite both weather-wise and with the birds.

Corn Bunting

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Graceful Warbler

Stonechat - an interesting looking bird

Black-winged Stilt

Greenshank

Isabelline Shrike

Another individual

Mynah

Bluethroat

Yet another Bluethroat

Palm Dove

Indian Silverbill

Skylark

Tawny Pipit

Water Pipit

Swallow in silhouette

Gargany

Just as I took the shot the Moorhen zapped through the picture

I spent this morning checking the ditches around Adhari again before moving out to the reclaimed land at the top end of Tubli Bay

Adhari was good but I missed the Kingfishers yet again but at least I did get my camera leveled onto one bird.

But best of the day were the Little Bitterns I found two pairs here are images of one from each.

Little Bittern - Female

male

Western Reef Heron - having a bad hair day

Squacco Heron

Purple Heron - still around

Grey Heron and Little Egret

Moorhen

Flamingo

Great Black-headed Gull - 5 seen at the sewage outfall

At the tidal roost area on the reclaimed land
Pacific Golden Plover - one of 25 plus

Broad-billed Sandpiper - a good number were mixed in with the other waders

Waders - Turnstone, Broad-billed and Curlew Sandpiper, Lesser Sand Plover and Dunlin

a Ringed Plover with Dunlin and Stints

Dunlin and Curlew Sandpipers

A Greater Sand Plover strolls past the flocks of roosting waders

Lesser Sand Plover with a single Broad-billed Sandpiper

Oyster Catcher - 14 seen